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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for NE Oregon and SE Washington
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024


.DISCUSSION...The upper level trough will slowly exit the region
today. Dry and warm conditions will return with light westerly
winds. A thermal trough will make its way over the region by
midweek bringing higher than average temperatures and low daytime
RH values.


***Winds are 20 foot 10 minute averages***
***CWR-chance of wetting rain 0.10 or greater***

High elevation Haines Index observed Tuesday June 18
Salem...2     Medford...4     Spokane...3     Boise...3

ORZ639-190100-
East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....69-74...except 59-68 ridges.
* Min humidity........24-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph...except west 2 to 6
      mph in the eastern Columbia River Gorge.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......7500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the
  northeast in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
* Min temperature.....44-49.
* Max humidity........61-75 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Good.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph. In the
      eastern Columbia River Gorge, west winds 2 to 5 mph in the
      evening becoming drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....North 5 to 10 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....78-84...except 68-76 ridges.
* Min humidity........17-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 2 to 5 mph in the afternoon.
      Upslope less than 5 mph in the morning. In the eastern
      Columbia River Gorge, east winds 3 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......9500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 56. Highs 81 to 87.
Northeast winds 2 to 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 59. Highs 85 to 90. North
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 59. Highs 84 to 90. West
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 56. Highs 68 to
75. West winds 5 to 11 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 67 to 74. West winds
6 to 12 mph.

$$

ORZ610-190100-
East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....68-76...except 57-66 ridges.
* Min humidity........17-25 percent...except 27-42 percent ridges.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......8500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
* Min temperature.....39-45.
* Max humidity........56-68 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Moderate.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 1 to 5 mph in the evening
      becoming light winds less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....North 5 to 10 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....76-84...except 65-74 ridges.
* Min humidity........16-22 percent...except 21-33 percent ridges.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph becoming northeast 2
      to 6 mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph becoming east 2 to 6
      mph in the afternoon.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......11000 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 52. Highs 75 to 86. North
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55. Highs 79 to 90. North
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 56. Highs 79 to 92.
Northwest winds 1 to 6 mph.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 53. Highs 65 to
79. West winds 4 to 9 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 64 to 77. West winds
4 to 9 mph.

$$

ORZ611-190100-
Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the
  morning.
* Max temperature.....64-70...except 59-64 ridges.
* Min humidity........15-24 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......9500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
* Min temperature.....34-39.
* Max humidity........57-72 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Moderate.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....73-78...except 68-73 ridges.
* Min humidity........11-19 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......13000 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 75 to 84. Terrain
driven winds less than 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 79 to 88. North
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51. Highs 80 to 91. West
winds up to 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 69 to
80. West winds 2 to 7 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 67 to 77. Northwest
winds 2 to 7 mph.

$$

ORZ640-190100-
Central Mountains of Oregon-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the
  morning.
* Max temperature.....66-72...except 60-65 ridges.
* Min humidity........15-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......10500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
* Min temperature.....36-44.
* Max humidity........53-65 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Moderate.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....76-82...except 70-75 ridges.
* Min humidity........10-17 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph becoming east 2 to 5
      mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph becoming southeast 2
      to 5 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......13500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 50. Highs 79 to 85.
Northeast winds 2 to 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 54. Highs 82 to 88. North
winds 3 to 8 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56. Highs 86 to 93.
Northwest winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 76 to
83. West winds 3 to 8 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 39 to 45. Highs 70 to 77. Northwest winds
4 to 9 mph.

$$

ORZ641-WAZ691-190100-
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-Lower Columbia Basin-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....71-76.
* Min humidity........21-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 2 to 7 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 2 to 7 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......10000 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
* Min temperature.....46-51.
* Max humidity........61-76 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Good...except Moderate ridges.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph becoming north 2
      to 5 mph after midnight.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....79-86...except 75-81 ridges.
* Min humidity........15-20 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph becoming northeast 3
      to 7 mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 2 to 7 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......10500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. Highs 84 to 91.
Northeast winds 3 to 8 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 86 to 93. North
winds 3 to 8 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 88 to 97. West
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 62. Highs 74 to
85. West winds 6 to 12 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 52. Highs 71 to 79. West winds
8 to 14 mph.

$$

ORZ642-190100-
Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
  Widespread frost in the morning.
* Max temperature.....62-69...except 57-62 ridges.
* Min humidity........18-26 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......11000 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min temperature.....36-41.
* Max humidity........54-64 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Moderate.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....71-78...except 66-71 ridges.
* Min humidity........12-17 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph becoming southeast 2
      to 5 mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph becoming southeast 2
      to 6 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......13500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 76 to 83. East
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 51. Highs 80 to 87. North
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 86 to 94.
Northeast winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 55. Highs 80 to 88. West winds
3 to 8 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 40 to 47. Highs 72 to 79. Northwest winds
3 to 8 mph.

$$

ORZ643-WAZ692-190100-
Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon-Blue Mountains of Washington-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....60-70...except 53-60 ridges.
* Min humidity........33-47 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 1 to 5 mph in the morning
      becoming upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 1 to 6 mph in the morning
      becoming light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon.
* Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......9000 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
* Min temperature.....39-46.
* Max humidity........67-82 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Good.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph becoming
      southeast 1 to 5 mph after midnight.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph becoming
      southeast 1 to 5 mph after midnight.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....71-79...except 63-69 ridges.
* Min humidity........23-31 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 1 to 5 mph in the morning
      becoming upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 1 to 5 mph in the morning
      becoming light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......10500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 53. Highs 72 to 83. East
winds 1 to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56. Highs 74 to 85. North
winds 1 to 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58. Highs 80 to 91. South
winds 1 to 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58. Highs 69 to
79. West winds 3 to 8 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 48. Highs 61 to 72. West winds
4 to 9 mph.

$$

ORZ644-190100-
Central Blue Mountains-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
  Widespread frost in the morning.
* Max temperature.....63-70...except 56-63 ridges.
* Min humidity........22-35 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......11000 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming clear.
* Min temperature.....39-44.
* Max humidity........59-74 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Good...except Moderate ridges.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the east
  after midnight.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....72-80...except 65-72 ridges.
* Min humidity........16-23 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......13500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 50. Highs 74 to 84. East
winds 1 to 6 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 77 to 86. North
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 56. Highs 83 to 92.
Southeast winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 56. Highs 73 to 83. West winds
2 to 7 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 66 to 75. West winds
3 to 8 mph.

$$

ORZ645-WAZ693-190100-
Wallowa District-Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy frost in the morning. A
  slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....58-68...except 52-58 ridges.
* Min humidity........34-45 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
* Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......10500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min temperature.....37-44.
* Max humidity........68-83 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Good.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph becoming south 2
      to 5 mph after midnight.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....East around 5 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....68-78...except 62-68 ridges.
* Min humidity........20-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 1 to 5 mph in the morning
      becoming light less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......12000 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 50. Highs 72 to 83. East
winds 1 to 6 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 53. Highs 75 to 85. North
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56. Highs 81 to 92. South
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 58. Highs 75 to 87. West winds
2 to 7 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 49. Highs 66 to 77. West winds
3 to 8 mph.

$$

WAZ690-190100-
Kittitas Valley-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....69-76...except 58-70 ridges.
* Min humidity........22-30 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 2 to 7 mph shifting to the south
      2 to 5 mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 4 to 9 mph shifting to the
      south 2 to 5 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......11000 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south in
  the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
* Min temperature.....46-51.
* Max humidity........62-77 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Good.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 2 to 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 2 to 6 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....76-83...except 65-76 ridges.
* Min humidity........16-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 2 to 7 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 2 to 7 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......9500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 56. Highs 79 to 88.
Northeast winds 4 to 9 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 59. Highs 84 to 91. North
winds 4 to 9 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 86 to 94. West
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 59. Highs 71 to
81. West winds 9 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51. Highs 67 to 77. West winds
9 to 15 mph.

$$

WAZ694-190100-
Yakama Alpine District-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....65-72...except 55-66 ridges.
* Min humidity........26-37 percent...except 35-50 percent ridges.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 1 to 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......8500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
* Min temperature.....41-47.
* Max humidity........62-77 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Good.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light winds less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....North around 5 mph.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....73-80...except 62-73 ridges.
* Min humidity........19-29 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph becoming east 2 to 6
      mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph becoming east 3 to 7
      mph in the afternoon.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......9500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 54. Highs 70 to 84.
Northeast winds 2 to 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 56. Highs 75 to 88. North
winds 1 to 6 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. Highs 75 to 88. West
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 54. Highs 59 to 73.
West winds 5 to 11 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 45. Highs 57 to 71. West winds
5 to 11 mph.

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WAZ695-190100-
East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains-
550 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
  the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....60-69...except 52-59 ridges.
* Min humidity........36-51 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 2 to 7 mph shifting to the south
      1 to 5 mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 2 to 7 mph shifting to the
      southwest 2 to 5 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......9500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min temperature.....39-45.
* Max humidity........72-87 percent.
* Humidity recovery...Good.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Drainage winds less than 5 mph.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 2 to 5 mph in the evening
      becoming light winds less than 5 mph.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire
  behavior.
* Mixing height.......Near surface.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the
  northeast after midnight.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
* Max temperature.....68-76...except 60-67 ridges.
* Min humidity........23-36 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope less than 5 mph becoming southeast 2
      to 7 mph in the afternoon.
*     Ridges/upr slopes....light less than 5 mph becoming southeast 2
      to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR.................0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior.
* Mixing height.......9500 ft agl.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 50. Highs 66 to 80. East
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 53. Highs 70 to 83. Northwest
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 56. Highs 70 to 84. West
winds 2 to 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows 44 to 52. Highs 53 to 67.
West winds 5 to 11 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows
37 to 45. Highs 51 to 64. West winds 6 to 12 mph.

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.8-14 DAY OUTLOOK for Tuesday June 25 through Monday July 1...

A greater chance of below to near normal temperatures and above
average precipitation.

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